I have a friend that I'm trying to help exercise and hey, squats, nice exercise right? The problem is that she's got a lot of difficulty doing even body weight squats much less anything using a dumbbell or barbell. What are some good exercises to work up to this? I was thinking along the lines of body weight lunges, dumbbell straight leg dead lifts, and machine leg extensions/leg curls. She still has trouble with body weight lunges too though. I think this should sort of work the muscles used for squats? I'm getting this by trawling around on the exrx muscle/exercise directory. Thanks!

_________________Stu Ward_________________Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.~HippocratesStrength is the adaptation that leads to all other adaptations that you really care about - Charles Staley_________________Thanks TimD

Thanks. By sitting, do you mean like a box squat, or just standing up?

Like a box squat, or, depending on her ability, just standing. Lying on the floor and getting up using minimal support is another good exercise.

_________________Stu Ward_________________Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.~HippocratesStrength is the adaptation that leads to all other adaptations that you really care about - Charles Staley_________________Thanks TimD

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